The Big Plan

Someone has suggested that perhaps a bit more detail is in order, so here goes:

Our tentative itinerary is ...

1. 01 to 14 Dec 2006 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2. 14 Dec 2006 to 04 Jan 2007 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3. Jan 2007 (at least a month) - Jakarta, Indonesia
4. Feb 2007 (at least three weeks) - New Zealand
5. Mar 2007 (two to three weeks) - Australia
6. Mar 2007 (just a few days) - Singapore
7. Apr to Jul 2007 - Southeast Asia (including Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan)
8. Aug 2007 - Tibet/Nepal
9. Sep 2007 - Mumbai, India
10. Oct to Nov 2007 - Southern and Eastern Africa (including South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania)
11. Dec 2007 - Northern Europe (including Switzerland, Northern Italy, and Denmark for Christmas and New Year's)
12. 04 Jan 2008 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We should point out that our around-the-world ticket does not include Australia/New Zealand, and it does not connect us from Singapore to Mumbai, India (meaning we get off the plane in Singapore, and don't get back on a plane until Mumbai). Thus, we've set two major travel challenges for ourselves. One is to try to get to Australia/New Zealand from Indonesia without getting on a plane. The other is to do essentially the same thing from Singapore to Mumbai; instead of flying, we're going to try to travel overland through Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar, Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal, and into northern India. The Myanmar/Bhutan and the Bhutan/Tibet legs should be challenging!